He has good overall numbers, but I’m afraid he was an accumulator. He never had 200 Hits. He never was even in the top ten Hits or Average. His first six seasons he was on his way to Hall of Fame worthiness with an average of 122 Runs. He even hit .300 over that stretch. He hit .257 the rest of his career. He’s among the Top 33 in both Triples and Stolen Bases, yet he seldom was even in the Top Ten in those categories. I’ll give Bad Bill a little credit since he played SS, but he just doesn’t do it for me. Usually 1500 Runs is a Hall of Fame lock. Bill Dahlen is the exception.

This is a such a ridiculous article. Bill Dahlen is clearly among the top-100 players in baseball history. He has 76 freaking WAR. He was one of the greatest defenders in baseball history, as TZ credits him with 139 runs. With 188 offensive runs and about 30 baserunning runs and a fine peak, he is clearly Hall-worthy. He’s in that upper eschelon of shortstops with Appling, Trammell, Larkin, Cronin, Jeter, Rodriguez, Wagner, Ripken, Vaughan, Lloyd, Yount, and Banks. Hanley may join this group soon as well.